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Blog Archive
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QOTD Update / COAL: 2000 Toyota Yaris Verso – Europe Beater
Posted on September 7, 2017 | 18 CommentsIn a previous post (link here), I mentioned I would be living in Europe (specifically Germany) for 6 months, and that I was thinking of getting a car for traveling […] -
The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – The Teams
Posted on September 6, 2017 | 44 CommentsIn Part One of The Great Beater Challenge 2017 I introduced you to my ride. In this installment we will take a look at the other twenty two teams that […] -
The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – Vehicle Selection and Preparation
Posted on September 5, 2017 | 44 CommentsLast year around this time my middle son and I participated in the Great Beater Challenge driving a 1983 Dodge Aries through the mountains. As a quick refresher the general […] -
Cohort Outtake: Can’t Decide Between a 510 Sedan and a Wagon – And A Trove of Vintage Japanese Cars
Posted on September 4, 2017 | 16 CommentsI just cruised by the CC Cohort, and canadiancatgreen has just uploaded a trove of vintage Japanese cars shot at a…vintage Japanese car show. It’s Labor Day, so I’m not […] -
CC Outtake: 1984 Pontiac 6000 LE Safari – What Wood You Do?
Posted on September 4, 2017 | 43 CommentsWith today being Labor Day in the U.S., and also speaking of “labor”, many of us have driven what could be labeled as a “transportation car”, one of which you […] -
QOTD: The Gold Package – Is All That Glitters Gold Or Not?
Posted on September 3, 2017 | 93 CommentsAs I was driving my daughter to school last week, we pulled up behind a late 1990’s white Toyota Land Cruiser, basically the same as the one we used to […] -
Cohort Outtake: The Three Facial Types of The Big Three
Posted on September 3, 2017 | 36 Commentsposted at the Cohort by stephenpellegrino1 It’s dangerous to generalize, but these three rather epitomize the three main types of front ends in the sixties to mid-seventies era: horizontal look, […] -
Bus Stop QOTD: Can You ID All These Buses?
Posted on September 2, 2017 | 18 CommentsAfter all of those bus stop classics by Jim Brophy, you should be able to ID all of them. Should. -
COAL Outtake: The Ribs On Those Mercedes Tail Lights Are There For a Reason
Posted on September 2, 2017 | 49 Comments(submitted by jim) One winter about 17 years ago we drove from Melbourne to Adelaide via the coast. Some of the side trips were over unsealed roads and the second […] -
Car Show Outtakes: Mayfair Park Car Show Lakewood, CA.- Part 2
Posted on September 2, 2017 | 24 CommentsWelcome to part 2 of the Mayfair Park car show. The fun continues! -
Dash-Cam Outtake: 1997 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible
Posted on September 1, 2017 | 18 CommentsRecently my wife and I took our one year old son to the beach (first time in his life, come to think of it). This is a well developed recreation […] -
Cohort Outtake: Peugeot 403 Pickup – Le Truck
Posted on August 31, 2017 | 17 CommentsHow’s this for a splendid shot? And of a Peugeot 403 pickup, no less. Benoît shot it at Embres-et-Castelmaure, in the south of France. Now that’s a pickup I’d like […] -
In-Motion Classic: 1971 Ford Mustang Sportsroof – Summer… Gone In Sixty Seconds
Posted on August 31, 2017 | 68 CommentsLabor Day weekend is upon us in the United States, which marks the unofficial end of summer. I’m that eternal optimist who doesn’t consider summer actually gone until the fall […] -
QOTD: What Car Does This Button Brigade Belong To?
Posted on August 30, 2017 | 92 CommentsAs this site’s resident gadget geek, I loves me some buttons (see my paeans to Apple CarPlay and autonomous cars for just two examples). However, I think this dashboard (that […] -
CC Outtake: Olds Cutlass Ciera S Classic Edition – Classy
Posted on August 30, 2017 | 47 CommentsAs you undoubtedly know, I’m a connoisseur of GM A-Body special editions. I’ve been fortunate to find several of them, including the Ciera Rubies and Gold Edition, and the Century […]
![QOTD Update / COAL: 2000 Toyota Yaris Verso – Europe Beater In a previous post (link here), I mentioned I would be living in Europe (specifically Germany) for 6 months, and that I was thinking of getting a car for traveling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img1.jpg)
![The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – The Teams In Part One of The Great Beater Challenge 2017 I introduced you to my ride. In this installment we will take a look at the other twenty two teams that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1984-Toyota-Celica-Supra.jpg)
![The Great Beater Challenge 2017 – Vehicle Selection and Preparation Last year around this time my middle son and I participated in the Great Beater Challenge driving a 1983 Dodge Aries through the mountains. As a quick refresher the general […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/rally.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: Can’t Decide Between a 510 Sedan and a Wagon – And A Trove of Vintage Japanese Cars I just cruised by the CC Cohort, and canadiancatgreen has just uploaded a trove of vintage Japanese cars shot at a…vintage Japanese car show. It’s Labor Day, so I’m not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/36874100555_7fb0c6836b_k.jpg)
![CC Outtake: 1984 Pontiac 6000 LE Safari – What Wood You Do? With today being Labor Day in the U.S., and also speaking of “labor”, many of us have driven what could be labeled as a “transportation car”, one of which you […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/001-1986-Pontiac-6000-LE-Safari-CC.jpg)
![QOTD: The Gold Package – Is All That Glitters Gold Or Not? As I was driving my daughter to school last week, we pulled up behind a late 1990’s white Toyota Land Cruiser, basically the same as the one we used to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GoldPackage1Lexus.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: The Three Facial Types of The Big Three posted at the Cohort by stephenpellegrino1 It’s dangerous to generalize, but these three rather epitomize the three main types of front ends in the sixties to mid-seventies era: horizontal look, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/36785885951_b5be3d188d_o.jpg)

![COAL Outtake: The Ribs On Those Mercedes Tail Lights Are There For a Reason (submitted by jim) One winter about 17 years ago we drove from Melbourne to Adelaide via the coast. Some of the side trips were over unsealed roads and the second […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/LC1.jpg)

![Dash-Cam Outtake: 1997 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Recently my wife and I took our one year old son to the beach (first time in his life, come to think of it). This is a well developed recreation […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_0819_084351_008.MP4_snapshot_01.09_2017.08.30_09.57.38.jpg)
![Cohort Outtake: Peugeot 403 Pickup – Le Truck How’s this for a splendid shot? And of a Peugeot 403 pickup, no less. Benoît shot it at Embres-et-Castelmaure, in the south of France. Now that’s a pickup I’d like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/36035419144_70495e87a2_k.jpg)
![In-Motion Classic: 1971 Ford Mustang Sportsroof – Summer… Gone In Sixty Seconds Labor Day weekend is upon us in the United States, which marks the unofficial end of summer. I’m that eternal optimist who doesn’t consider summer actually gone until the fall […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/198-1971-Ford-Mustang-Sportsroof-Fastback-CC.jpg)
![QOTD: What Car Does This Button Brigade Belong To? As this site’s resident gadget geek, I loves me some buttons (see my paeans to Apple CarPlay and autonomous cars for just two examples). However, I think this dashboard (that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_5309.jpg)
![CC Outtake: Olds Cutlass Ciera S Classic Edition – Classy As you undoubtedly know, I’m a connoisseur of GM A-Body special editions. I’ve been fortunate to find several of them, including the Ciera Rubies and Gold Edition, and the Century […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/CC-319-023.jpg)


